Internet Terminology

An IP address is most similar to which of thefollowing?

• A home address
• A mail carrier
• An electrical generator
• A television network

Place the following events in sequence: A) Yourrequest is routed to your ISP's backbone; B) Youtype a URL into your browser; C) Your ISP sendsyour request to its DNS

• B, A, C
• C, A, B
• B, C, A
• A, C, B

Your ISP allows you to:

• Run your own website
• Access the Internet
• Route information to the right place
• Turn your computer on

Every computer has a unique IP address on the network

• True
• False

Chunks of data sent over the internet are known as...

• packets
• protocol
• port
• message

A distributed database that links computer names and their IP addresses

• DNS (Domain Name Service)
• ISP (Internet Service Provider)
• MAC address
• modem numbers

_________ are the rules for communication used by computers.

• Protocols
• Layers
• DNS
• Virtual networks

An ISP provides access to the __________ infrastructure for the users.

• Internet
• Protocols
• Router
• Layers

____________ are used in the place of IP address because they are easier to remember.

• Domain names
• Protocols
• Routers
• Hosts

The Internet transfers information through bits. 

• True
• False